Director of Corporate Affairs

Do you have the passion and the competence to drive change and make an impact in Canada by using your extensive experience in public policy and/or government affairs? We are looking for a creative and driven Director Corporate Affairs to join our Canadian government affairs and public policy team. 

Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us achieve our mission. 

The Microsoft Canada Government Affairs mission is to shape relevant public policies, engage in outreach, and develop and drive programs that help Microsoft advance social and economic well-being, enabling people around the world to realize their full potential.  

Reporting to the Senior National Director, Corporate Affairs, the role’s primary purpose is to engage with government policy makers and influencers, public customers, key influencers, and civil society in Canada to promote Microsoft’s public policy goals. The successful candidate will be expected to provide strategic leadership and business insight, to master proactive planning and aligning various internal stakeholders, and to drive external relationship building with government, industry, key public customers, academia and non-government organizations (NGOs).   

In partnership with colleagues, the successful candidate will develop and execute outreach strategies and campaigns to positively shape the public policy debate and outcomes on public policy issues such as artificial intelligence (AI), digital skills, cybersecurity, privacy and data protection standards, intellectual property, public sector delivery, competition law, trade and market access. 

They will work closely with the Microsoft business leadership and public sector teams in Canada to help progress company priorities, keep stakeholders engaged on public policy issues, debates and trends and providing proactive advice on the impact and relevance of these issues to the business. Working closely with stakeholders in the province of Quebec, the successful candidate will be able to communicate in both French and English.